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Jason5FD2
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January 24, 2021
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Trying to export an animation sequence WITHOUT a background, but it will not work.

  • January 24, 2021
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I am not new to Animate, but the update has changed a lot of things. Some of my animations require me to ignore the background and just take what I've drawn -- as a .PNG of sorts. This was not an issue in the previous versions, but even when I select to ignore the background and NOT open Media Encoder, the system does what it wants anyway -- it keeps the background with the animation and opens Media Encoder, which I DO NOT want.

Is anyone else having these issues because this is going to set me back a week if they can't be resolved soon. Thanks in advance.

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Warren Heaton
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Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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January 25, 2021

It looks like this was solved, but for future reference you need to pick a CODEC that supports an alpha channel.  Fof video formats, Aniamtion with Alpha is common and also Apple ProRes4444 with Alpha.  For a still image sequence, you can go with a PNG with Alpha.

 

 

kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
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January 25, 2021

reset your preferences, https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/using/set-preferences.html

 

if that doesn't help, what exactly are you doing?  eg, file>export>?

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Jason5FD2Author
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January 25, 2021

     kglad, 

     Thanks for the reply. I have tried resetting my preferences, but the issue persists. What I am attempting to do is as follows:

 

     1: Once I have completed a small animation, I want to export the file to a folder designated for completed animations. 

     2: The path is: File>Export>Export Video/Media...

     3: I check 'Ignore stage color (generate alpha channel).

     4. I uncheck Start Adobe Media Encoder Render Queue immediately.

 

     Despite these efforts, the animation still renders with a background -- but it is not the same color as the one I have set in Animate; it renders with a black background. Adobe Media Encoder opens as well, which I do not want. 

 

     Traditionally, this method would work before the 2021 update. The files would be saved to .MOV formate, which I would import to Premiere and use the animations as an overlay to the video I am editing. It will not allow me to render in .MOV format for some reason. I am thinking that the format it suggests to export in (H.264) may not support backgrounds with 0% Alpha. 

 

     I have tried reinstalling the program, but, as before, the problem continues. This is very bothersome. I am trying to eliminate the possibility of this being a user error. If it is indeed a program issue and if I cannot fix this, I'm not going to be best pleased with this program and may consider other alternatives.

 

     Any other possibilities? Thanks in advance. 

 

 

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Jason5FD2Author
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January 25, 2021

     kglad, 

 

     I have found the issue. My hunch of the output format was correct. H.264 does not support transparency. I have chosen to render the animation in Quicktime format, which saves as .MOV. This was odd; tradionally, my program has always saved to .MOV format by default. 

 

     Thanks for your help. Problem solved. 

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